Aviva Psychology Services
Infertility counseling in Massachusetts
Supporting those navigating uncertainty, powerlessness, and grief with compassion and care.
Feeling alone and preoccupied?
The process of creating a family can be both heartening and devastating. Infertility isn’t just a medical experience, it’s deeply emotional. At times, family planning does not go as expected, resulting in a loss of control that can feel terrifying, lonely, confusing, or traumatic. It can take over your thoughts, your identity, and your relationships. You might feel isolated, even among close friends and family. Those around you might seem to be moving forward with their lives while you’re stuck in an exhausting loop of appointments, uncertainty, and disappointment.
This experience affects so much more than your body:
- You feel emotionally drained and physically overwhelmed
- Every month brings another wave of hope and heartbreak
- You avoid social situations or people who ask too many questions
- Your relationship feels strained by pressure and/or silence
Therapy offers a space to process the complex emotional experiences that accompany infertility. At Aviva, we support you through the pain, the decisions, and the waiting so you don’t have to carry it alone.
What is infertility counseling?
Infertility counseling is specialized support for the emotional impact of reproductive struggles and related complexities. It’s about making sense of the fear, shame, grief, and confusion that often go unspoken. Whether you're just starting this process, in the middle of treatment or exploring alternate paths, therapy gives you space to breathe, grieve and be met exactly where you are.
Infertility can affect your mental health, your sense of self, and your connection with others. You may feel angry, hopeless, and guilty for feeling anything at all. Therapy helps you explore these emotions without judgment and build skills to cope optimally through this hardship.
You might benefit from infertility counseling if:
- You’re feeling anxious, depressed, or emotionally disconnected
- You and your partner are struggling to stay connected
- You’re unsure how much more you can handle
- You’re navigating fertility treatments or pregnancy loss
- You want space to think about next steps with more clarity
Why choose Aviva Psychology Services?
At Aviva, we bring not only clinical expertise but also deep empathy and often lived experience to this work. Our licensed psychologists have supported individuals and couples through IVF, donor conception, pregnancy loss, medical terminations, and family-building decisions. We understand the layers of grief, identity, and relational stress that come with infertility and difficulty in the family planning process, and we treat every experience with care and respect.
We tailor our approach to your needs. Some people want to process alone. Others want to involve their partner(s). Some want practical coping strategies. Others just want to be heard. However you come in, we meet you there, with professional psychological support that’s grounded and compassionate.
Our infertility counseling process
Taking the first step can be hard. We make the process simple:
Request an Appointment
Once you complete the form, we will reach out. If we have a fitting opening, we schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation to assess fit further together.
Assessment and Planning
The first 2–4 sessions assess your concerns, history, and goals. You and your therapist will discuss fit and establish a treatment plan together.
Ongoing Weekly Sessions
Sessions are held at the same time each week and typically last 55 minutes to address your therapy needs and goals.
Imagine having space to feel without apologizing
What if you had a space where you didn’t have to explain yourself or protect other people’s feelings? What if you could say the hard things out loud and be met with care and understanding so it didn’t feel so lonely?
This is what therapy at Aviva can offer. Although we can't change outcomes, we can help you feel more grounded and less consumed as you weather this process and discern next steps. It gives you room to grieve, to hope, to make sense of everything you're holding, and to explore the choice points available to you in a supportive and clarifying environment.
Benefits of infertility counseling
Emotional support
Feel less alone in the grief, confusion, and emotional intensity.
Improved mental health
Manage anxiety, depression, and mood swings related to infertility.
Healing from loss
Process the pain of miscarriage, failed treatments, or unmet expectations.
Without support, infertility can take over everything
The grief, pressure, and waiting to create the family you want can affect your identity, your partnership(s), and your emotional health. You might feel like you’re losing yourself in it all. But it doesn’t have to stay that way.
With therapy, you can learn to cope with the uncertainty, disappointment and powerlessness in new ways. You can learn to hold your grief without letting it define you. You can reconnect with your partner(s) and yourself, and you can move through this with support rather than silence.
FAQs about infertility counseling
Is infertility counseling only for couples?
No. We work with individuals and couples. You can come alone, with your partner(s), or alternate between both.
Can this help if I’ve experienced pregnancy loss?
Yes. We support clients through all forms of loss related to fertility, including miscarriage, failed IVF cycles, medical terminations, late pregnancy loss and still birth.
Do you support LGBTQIA2S+ clients and non-traditional family paths?
Absolutely. We affirm and welcome all identities, family structures, and fertility journeys. We are uniquivocally supportive of LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities. Navigating a fertility journey with a marginalized identity brings unique challenges, and we are here to support you through those.
